eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Tentative agreement addresses issues over software, curriculum use. million settlement over curriculum from education software giant Pearson that the school system said its teachers barely used. Unified while Pearson provided curriculum on the devices as a subcontractor. The pact is the latest fallout from an aborted $1.3-billion

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The 21st Century Principal

MARCH 1, 2014

In two previous posts, "Pearson PowerSchool Disasters in NC and Tech Lessons to Be Learned From It" and "Update! Pearson Sees Most of NC Users as Satisfied with PowerSchool Huh?" I outlined the major issues North Carolina public schools are navigating due to Pearson''s malfunctioning PowerSchool software.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2021

Students across the country have pushed back against the use of test proctoring software, citing the mental toll of constant monitoring and concerns over privacy. One example cited was a Pearson A/B test that earned negative media coverage a few years ago. Most people would be fine if Pearson offered either option to all users?software

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

Shares did rise nearly 3 percent in early trading, giving the software provider a valuation of about $3.6 Then publishing giant Pearson bought it from Apple in 2006. But by 2015, Pearson was looking to unload PowerSchool , which was bought by the private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners for $350 million.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Andrea Press Classroom Assessment Technical Support Supervisor Pearson Interoperability in education allows different software applications to communicate and work together effectively.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Prior to joining Imagine Learning, Mr. Cowdrey served in sales and management positions for several software and education companies, including Scott Foresman Addison Wesley, Pearson, and Novell. Cowdrey also served as Imagine Learning’s President, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and Regional Partnership Director.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 24, 2019

Age of Learning is partnering with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for well-known book titles, while Pearson begins a national testing contract with Egypt. ETS and Khan Academy are partnering to offer aspiring teachers free test prep, and Impero Software names a new CEO.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2023

HOBOKEN – Pearson , the world’s leading learning company, announced today that Connections Academy , its K-12 online school program will expand its slate of college and career readiness initiatives for middle and high school students. Credly is a Pearson business. That’s why our c.20,000

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Digital Promise

JULY 15, 2021

We all learn about each other’s programs, teaching situations, and hardware/software in use. Our two remarkable DLAC coordinators, Neda Anasseri and Penny Pearson, model expert mentoring and coaching with the use of digital tools such as Flipgrid and Padlet. A tremendous amount of idea sharing and expertise is exchanged.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

The article also says Pearson has corrected a lot of problems as well. Still, I just can’t help but comment on this statement by Pearson spokesman Brandon Pinette: “We are confident the system is working better every day, and that the majority of users are satisfied with the new capabilities they have.” Yes, it has been difficult.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Released at an October event on Capitol Hill, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the leading trade association for the business of information, released Principles for the Future of AI in Education , which will help the edtech industry as it works alongside educators during AI-infused learning.

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 19, 2017

Pearson officials apologized after a reporting error on a state history test used to determine students' eligibility for graduation. The post Mississippi Testing Contract Yanked From Pearson After Scoring Errors appeared first on Market Brief.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2021

“You can think about it as almost an Amazon-like self-publishing system plus Amazon Kindle store plus Amazon Kindle reader software for courseware,” said Feldstein. But last year Pearson acquired the assets of Smart Sparrow , leading ASU to look for an alternative platform to deliver its offerings, which had also been growing in use.

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The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

About four years ago, Pearson purchased the company that supported North Carolina’s Student data system called NC WISE. Pearson then informed the state that it was shutting down support for NC WISE. Naturally, North Carolina then purchased Pearson’s PowerSchool software to provide the state with a state-wide student data system.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2023

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) — In celebration of the 38th annual SIIA CODiE Awards, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced Education Technology finalists. on behalf of CDWG Best Science Instructional Solution for Grades PK–8 STEMscopes Science, Accelerate Learning Inc. For more information, visit [link].

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eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2015

Two-way integration between Pearson PowerSchool and Canvas LMS streamlines processes for K-12 teachers. Instructure, the creator of the Canvas learning management system (LMS) for K-12, announced at SXSWedu that it has partnered with Pearson to integrate the Canvas LMS with student information system PowerSchool.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 29, 2016

The stock price for Pearson PLC , the world’s largest education business, dropped precipitously Friday after its announcement of a 7 percent decline in underlying sales to about $2.5 Pearson’s stock drops after half-year results are announced. Kevin Capitani has been named president for Pearson, North America.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

As more schools went online and demand for education software grew, more companies began designing and commissioning their own studies about their products. Others sell some of the most widely used education software in schools today. Pearson stands behind its findings. Related: Impact funds pour money into ed tech businesses.

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 16, 2019

One out of every eight students in the US uses IXL Learning software solutions at school, so it makes sense that they love bringing educators onto their teams! Jobs posted on this site are high-level sales and marketing, software engineering, and IT support. Pearson Online. All work is 100% remote. IXL Learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2019

With the software, called AIM, Patterson learned that some of the licenses purchased for the 3,000-plus students in her district, located between Huntsville and Birmingham, went unused. “We We had a [software] platform for remediation and realized it was used for a smaller group of students than we thought,” she said.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2016

Even proponents of educational technology admit that a lot of software sold to schools isn’t very good. But they often highlight the promise of so-called “adaptive learning” software, in which complex algorithms react to how a student answers questions, and tailor instruction to each student.

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eSchool News

JUNE 19, 2019

Educational software is one of the biggest sources of wasted spending in K-12, according to a new study evaluating spending in U.S. The study from Glimpse K12 tracked 200,000 curriculum software licenses purchased by 275 schools during the 2017-2018 school year. Because the education technology software space alone totals $8.4

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The Toronto-based company got its start selling “clicker” software that allows students to respond to questions through their computers and phones. These numbers still trail those from the likes of Pearson, which claimed 8 million subscribers in 2019 for its digital courseware platform. million to 3 million.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2019

This time around, he’s targeted another behemoth in the education industry: publishers and their homework software. This week, he announced the launch of Derivita , a Salt Lake City-based startup self-funded by Daley that offers math homework and assessment software.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2023

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) — In celebration of the 38th annual SIIA CODiE Awards, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) today announces the 50 winners of the 2023 CODiE Awards in Education Technology. The winners were presented during a virtual awards celebration hosted on the NewSky XR secure online platform on June 22.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2020

Each six-to-nine-month experience combines virtual instruction, in fields such as data science and software engineering, with personalized mentorship and project-based learning opportunities. Back then, the company was a search tool for identifying online courses. Today, it sells workforce training programs of its own.

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

Last week, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced that its education technology group will no longer operate as its own division beginning July 1. SIIA dates back to 1984, when it was known as the Software Publishers Association. Computers, laptops and mobile devices became more affordable.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

And Pearson is still around. billion on education software each year. Yet it can be tedious to manually keep track of how students interact with different pieces of software—or whether these tools are even being used. What’s Next for Pearson? If you buy it, you better use it. Is math a tainted brand?

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2019

Evans held similar titles at other large education companies, having previously served as CFO and chief operating officer of Renaissance Learning, a provider of instructional and assessment software, and as CFO of Ruffalo Noel Levitz, which develops tools to help colleges with fundraising and student enrollment.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

No More Predictions One of the assumptions behind the Gates’ prediction is that the growth of instructional software will replace textbooks. When I told you about this type of software in previous letters, it was mostly speculative,” Bill Gates wrote in his annual letter this year. K-12 software will reach around $4.5

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2023

KALAMAZOO, Michigan – Return on Investment (ROI) is one of the leading financial measuring tools for businesses and industries everywhere, including school districts. But another ROI is even more important to schools, Return on Instruction. Level Data, Inc.,

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2019

At the time, he was part of PLATO Learning, a school instructional software vendor now known as Edmentum. Brekhus’ story was just one shared from the main stage during the last day of the Software & Information Industry Association’s Ed Tech Industry Conference in San Francisco this week.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2022

Knowledge organizations, ranging from libraries and museums to media companies and software makers, have entered the postsecondary marketplace, offering content, instruction and certification. It’s a nearly $4 billion industry worldwide with leaders such as 2U, Academic Partnerships, Bisk, Noodle, Pearson and Wiley Education Services.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2018

Edmodo brings a vibrant social community to the company, which is amassing education assets that already include both hardware and software. A decade ago, the big education companies were traditional textbook providers such as Pearson. Now the most powerful players are technology companies that offer devices and software.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2022

For example, an attack against Finalsite, a software company used by schools across the country, affected around 5,000 school websites earlier this month. Even when schools outsource their cybersecurity to an outside firm, Levin adds, “it is merely shifting their risk to a third-party.”

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

Arizona State University agreed this week to mount an independent investigation of a professor’s allegations that students were forced to pay for unneeded software so that they could turn in their homework in hopes of getting a grant from the textbook publisher.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2022

In recent years, major publishers have dropped textbooks in favor of digital homework platforms, says Steel Wagstaff, a product manager for Pressbooks, a company that makes open source software. And that’s changed OER, too: Openly licensed materials aren’t just about textbooks anymore, but about courseware, Wagstaff argues.

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